GRE Word List

PROPONENT

one who argues in favor of something : advocate

The meaning of the word proponent is one who argues in favor of something : advocate.

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WordMeaning
sobernot intoxicated
bravadoblustering swaggering conduct
vilemorally despicable or abhorrent
chauvinistan attitude of superiority toward members of the opposite sex
defileto make unclean or impure: such as
energizeto make energetic, vigorous, or active
pedestriancommonplace
masticateto grind or crush (food) with or as if with the teeth : chew
derelictionan intentional abandonment
parvenuone that has recently or suddenly risen to an unaccustomed position of wealth or power and has not yet gained the prestige, dignity, or manner associated with it